Elite FA Cup Group Match, Benfica vs. Inter Milan (Thu Nov 17)


                              Benfica  |  Inter Milan
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                      Steven Theobald  |  Dragan Lobozinski
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK K_Ghost
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF G_Angella
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF J_Ekstrand
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF G_Burdisso
                         M_Zeffane DF  |  DF Mariano
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF I_Perisic
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                          J_Plasil MF  |  MF B_Matuidi
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF Josh_Millwate
                       Nathan_Dyer FW  |  FW I_Gabilondo
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW A_Douglas
                                       |
                        Tiribocchi SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                        J_Martinez SUB |  SUB A_Ranocchia
                       H_Kiessling SUB |  SUB R_Stokes
                            J_Bolm SUB |  SUB G_Sigurdsson
                        K_McInally SUB |  SUB M_Icardi

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 2  :(irm) I_Gabilondo runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Douglas
          ...  But Nathan_Dyer wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 4  :(irm) Josh_Millwate knocks it past R_Tomassi and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Zeffane robs him of the ball
Min. 5  :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Yann_M_Vila with a stunning strike !
          ...  K_Ghost falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  K_Ghost looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Plasil lofts the ball in!
          ...  K_Ghost easily catches it!
Min. 8  :(bfa) J_Plasil hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Nathan_Dyer collects the loose ball!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with his head down lets it go !
          ...  K_Ghost can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  K_Ghost makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 8  :(bfa) C_Thomson jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Josh_Millwate is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  C_Tango tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  J_Plasil shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to C_Thomson instead
          ...  C_Thomson with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere curls it into the box!
          ...  K_Ghost jumps well to claim it!
Min. 9  :(bfa) J_Plasil kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Stranger gets on the end of the pass
          ...  E_Stranger has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 10 :(bfa) R_Tomassi is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Wilshere
          ...  J_Wilshere with a stunning strike !
          ...  But K_Ghost tips it behind
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 19 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart curls the ball out wide to R_Tomassi
          ...  R_Tomassi blasts it at the goal !
          ...  K_Ghost can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  K_Ghost makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 21 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a flicked pass to M_Zeffane
          ...  M_Zeffane with the attempt at goal!
          ...  K_Ghost was lucky there
Min. 22 :(irm) G_Angella sidesteps Nathan_Dyer
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Thomson with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 24 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with the Cruyff turn
          ...  Nathan_Dyer fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But K_Ghost pulls out a save of the game
Min. 26 :(bfa) E_Stranger looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Plasil
          ...  J_Plasil rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But K_Ghost punches it away
Min. 28 :(bfa) J_Wilshere knocks the ball past G_Burdisso
          ...  J_Wilshere hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It floats over K_Ghost
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 30 :(irm) G_Burdisso chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Angella
          ...  G_Angella with the header !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 33 :(bfa) J_Wilshere heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Josh_Millwate
Min. 34 :(bfa) E_Stranger feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  R_VD_Vaart runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_VD_Vaart with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Plasil plays it towards the near post!
          ...  K_Ghost easily catches it!
Min. 35 :(bfa) C_Thomson finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  C_Thomson hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  And Benfica are leading in the game now
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 35 :(irm) It looks as though Inter Milan is now playing N
Min. 35 :(irm) Josh_Millwate with an in swinging cross to G_Angella
          ...  R_VD_Vaart rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  M_Valbuena hits it over the wall
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Perisic floats the ball in!
          ...  Josh_Millwate makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 37 :(bfa) C_Thomson finds J_Wilshere with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_Wilshere hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  K_Ghost fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 38 :(irm) Josh_Millwate spots Mariano who is in acres of space
          ...  Mariano drives it low !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 39 :(bfa) J_Plasil brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Zheng_Zhi makes himself available
          ...  G_Burdisso pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Tango reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(irm) Mariano with a short pass to find I_Gabilondo
          ...  A delicate chip from I_Gabilondo !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 41 :(bfa) E_Stranger has it on the edge of the box
          ...  E_Stranger has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  K_Ghost with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) J_Plasil finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  J_Plasil shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer curls it into the box!
          ...  K_Ghost reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 44 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart with a precise pass to C_Thomson
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Thomson !
          ...  But K_Ghost punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 46 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Ekstrand
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Plasil!
          ...  J_Plasil must beat K_Ghost!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Inter Milan fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 49 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Josh_Millwate hits it out for a throw
Min. 49 :(irm) J_Ekstrand off the woodwork.
          ...  G_Angella picks up the deflection
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_VD_Vaart takes possession

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 1-0 Inter Milan

Min. 53 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer drives it towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past K_Ghost
          ...  But it's been disallowed. He was in an offside position
Min. 56 :(bfa) J_Wilshere spits at K_Ghost
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 56 :(irm) I_Perisic pulls it back to Josh_Millwate
          ...  Yann_M_Vila tackles cleanly
Min. 57 :(irm) M_Valbuena brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  B_Matuidi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Matuidi tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 59 :(bfa) M_Zeffane flicks it over J_Ekstrand's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Mariano
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Martinez is coming on for Nathan_Dyer and playing DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play C
Min. 60 :(bfa) R_Tomassi moves forward
          ...  R_Tomassi hits a great drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere floats the ball in!
          ...  K_Ghost catches it!
Min. 64 :(bfa) J_Plasil falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 64 :(bfa) H_Kiessling is coming on for J_Plasil and playing MF
Min. 65 :(irm) M_Icardi comes on for A_Douglas and takes up a FW role
Min. 67 :(irm) Josh_Millwate whips the ball across to M_Icardi
          ...  M_Icardi looks to see where E_Thorstvedt is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Inter Milan ...
Min. 68 :(irm) Inter Milan are switching their playing style to C
Min. 72 :(irm) A_Ranocchia is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Burdisso is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(bfa) K_McInally is coming on for J_Wilshere and playing FW
Min. 75 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to L
Min. 75 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson is coming on and I_Perisic is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 77 :(irm) Josh_Millwate takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Sigurdsson
          ...  E_Stranger plays the back pass
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily catches it!
Min. 78 :(bfa) H_Kiessling brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  R_VD_Vaart makes himself available
          ...  J_Ekstrand slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 80 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  M_Valbuena fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  C_Tango lectures him
Min. 81 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson knocks it forward
          ...  J_Martinez slips
          ...  Josh_Millwate gets to it!
          ...  E_Stranger fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  B_Matuidi plays it short to M_Icardi
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Martinez belts it clear
Min. 86 :(irm) Josh_Millwate slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  J_Martinez with an over the top challenge
          ...  C_Tango will just give him a speaking to
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(irm) M_Icardi flicks it over C_Thomson's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  C_Thomson fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson hoists it forward
          ...  M_Icardi gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Tomassi goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 123,003
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : C_Thomson
Scorers              : C_Thomson (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_VD_Vaart (35)
Injured              : J_Plasil (64)
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : Josh_Millwate (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Icardi (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Burdisso (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 1 Inter Milan
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  30  12   6  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  26
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  28  13   8  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
R_Tomassi      DF   1  27   8   7  37 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   2
M_Zeffane      DF   1  26   9   7  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  29   8  42 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  19  28  11  19 |  79   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
J_Plasil       MF   1   7  28   9  19 |  68   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   7
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  28  -1
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  11  27  31 |  64   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  11
E_Stranger     FW   2   9   7  26  20 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   6
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Martinez     DF   1  34   3   4  23 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Kiessling    MF   4  12  31  10  31 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  27  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  31  27 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  39   6   2   6  18 |  97  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  25  11  10  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  25  11   7  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Burdisso     DF   2  23   5   9  39 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Mariano        DF   2  23   7   6  11 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  29   6  11 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Valbuena     MF   2  12  28  10  45 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
B_Matuidi      MF   1   6  24  15  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Josh_Millwate  MF   1   7  24   9  23 |  97   0   2   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  55   1
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   7   8  26  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Douglas      FW   2   4   5  24  11 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Capivara     GK  27   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  25  10   9  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  28   9  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  26  13  30 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Icardi       FW   1   7   7  23  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
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